homeward
词根词缀:
backward adv./adj. 向后(的)
back 后边 + ward 向…,朝… → 向后(的)
downward adv./adj. 向下(的)
down 向下 + ward 向…,朝… → 向下(的)
forward adv./adj. 向前(的)
heavenward adv./adj. 朝向天空(的)
heaven 天 + ward 向…,朝… → 朝向天空(的)
homeward adv./adj. 向家(的)
home 家 + ward 向…,朝… → 向家(的)
inward adv./adj. 向内(的)
in 在里面的 + ward 向…,朝… → 向内(的)
northward adv./adj. 向北(的)
north 北 + ward 向…,朝… → 向北(的)
outward adv./adj. 向外(的)
out 外面的 + ward 向…,朝… → 向外(的)
seaward adv./adj. 向海(的)
sea 海洋 + ward 向…,朝… → 向海(的)
upward adv./adj. 向上(的)
up 向上 + ward 向…,朝… → 向上(的)
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相关例句:
She told him that she was simply waiting for company homeward.
她告诉他说,她只是在这儿等着同伴一块儿回家。
He going home to a better world, I, likewise, was on my way homeward, when this strange light shone out.
他现正返回他美好世界的家,我呢,也在回家的路上,就在这时闪出了那道奇怪的光。
When the races were over, and we turned our faces homeward, one of the party noticed a black cloud drifting in from the sea, which grew and spread and thickened until it covered the whole sky.
就在比赛结束,我们正准备回家的时候,人群里有个人发现从海上飘来了一团黑云。这团黑云迅速地扩散增厚,直到遮蔽了整个天空。
I'd be homeward bound even before Grant arrived
我会在格兰特到来之前就已经启程回家了。
The time had come to drive the goats homeward.
该是把山羊赶回家去的时候了。
They all said they had not noticed whether Tom and Becky were on board the ferryboat on the homeward trip;
他们都不敢肯定汤姆和贝基是否上了回程的船;